Reply To: Jordan Peterson & Controversies

[fayest42]

I just want to throw in some thoughts about whether the controversy around Jordan Peterson matters. Does it matter in terms of whether some particular thing he says is true? No, of course not. Does it matter in terms of deciding whether or not to present CT as having a connection to Jordan Peterson? Yes, potentially. I imagine Auburn would hesitate before writing an article connecting the ideas of CT to the ideas of Hitler, even if the connection were perfectly legitimate, because he would recognize that people coming to the website would be turned off by this connection. Please note that I am not equating Jordan Peterson to Hitler. I'm simply using Hitler as a tool to demonstrate that a person's public image does matter when you are deciding whether or not to connect your work to theirs if you have a goal of drawing more people to your work, which I believe CT does.
I am not stating on opinion on whether or not I think Auburn should keep or remove the article about Jordan Peterson, but I did just want to note that his public image is worth considering, and it is indeed the case that he is a very divisive figure.